A person has been taken to hospital in a moderate condition after being trapped under a forklift in Mount Maunganui this morning.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand said it responded with two trucks to reports of a person trapped under a forklift at about 11.49am on Monday.
“The incident happened close to a commercial premises,” a spokesperson said.
“We extricated them and handed them over to ambulance.”
St John Ambulance said it responded to the incident on Links Ave at 11.40am with one ambulance and two rapid response vehicles.
“One patient has been transported to Tauranga Hospital in a moderate condition,” a spokesperson said.
WorkSafe has been contacted for comment.
